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essive-modal

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A case used in the Hungarian language to express the state, capacity, or task in which somebody is or which somebody has (essive case, e.g. "as a reward", "for example"), or the manner in which the action is carried out, or the language which somebody knows or speaks (modal case, e.g. "unexpectedly", "speak English").

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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  • German: Essiv-Modal — the case that expresses the state, capacity, task in which somebody is or the manner in which the action is carried out
  • Hungarian: essivus-modalis — the case that expresses the state, capacity, task in which somebody is or the manner in which the action is carried out
  • Polish: essivus-modalis — the case that expresses the state, capacity, task in which somebody is or the manner in which the action is carried out